Charleston Defeats West Liberty 63-60 in the Mountain East Conference Tournament Final - Mar 10, 2014
Charleston's Xavier Humphrey (6'6''-F)'s three-pointer with :16 seconds left lifted the Golden Eagles to the 2014 Mountain East Conference Tournament championship on Sunday afternoon at the Charleston Civic Center. UC (21-8) was led by Mountain East Conference Tournament MVP Fred Simpson who finished the game with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Denzel Douglas (5'10''-PG) had 16 points, and Xavier Humphrey (6'6''-F) had 14 points and seven rebounds. Humphrey was also named to the MEC All-Tournament team. C.J. Hester (6'4''-G) and Shawn Dyer (6'0''-PG) each had 14 points to lead West Liberty (26-3), which was held to its lowest point total in the Jim Crutchfield era. Charleston shot 56 percent in the second half as it rallied from a seven-point deficit at the break. Holding a four-point lead with 3:13 to go, back-to-back baskets from Dyer and Hester tied the game up at 58-58, and the teams exchanged made free throws to tie it at 60-60 with :54 seconds to go. On WLU's possession, Dyer drove to the middle but lost the handle giving Charleston the ball, setting the stage for Humphrey's game-winner with :16 seconds left. Dyer's attempt from the top of the key wouldn't go down as UC celebrated the first MEC Tournament championship.
Courtesy of Mountain East Conf
MEC Tournament Final: Charleston - West Liberty 63-60
MEC Tournament Semifinals: West Liberty - Fairmont State 97-87 Charleston - Glenville State 76-65
All-MEC 1st Team 2014
Boyce
Dearmond
Harris
Humphrey
Mallory
All-Tournament MVP:
Frederick Simpson (6'4''-F) of Charleston Un. Tournament Sportsmanship Award:
Seger Bonifant (6'7''-F) of W.Liberty St. Player of the Year:
Cedric Harris (6'0''-PG) of W.Liberty St. Freshman of the Year:
Thomas Wimbush (6'7''-G) of Fairmont St. Co-Coach of the Year:
Jim Crutchfield of W.Liberty St. Co-Coach of the Year:
Dwaine Osborne of Charleston Un.